Football Preview: Pine View Panthers vs. Cedar Reds
Pine View has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Cedar Reds at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Pine View needed a bit of extra time to put away Dixie. They pulled ahead with a 35-34 photo finish over the Flyers. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Maka Fiefia was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 20 yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Gwilliam, who rushed for 144 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pine View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cedar was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 28-21 victory over Hurricane.
A big part of Cedar's win came down to the chemistry between Everett Kelling and his top target Dylan Crowley. Kelling threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt while Crowley picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Crowley torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Caleb Paule, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Cedar's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Keaton Cox and Trace Oveson.
The victory got Pine View back to even at 3-3. As for Cedar, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Levi Shaw and Kelling. Shaw has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 275.7 passing yards and has 15 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Kelling has averaged 229.8 passing yards and has 16 passing touchdowns on the season.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Pine View and Cedar have no problem gaining yardage. Pine View has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 395.8 total yards per game. However, it's not like Cedar struggles in that department as they've been averaging 359.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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